Skylight.



C. YAUGH.

SKYLIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED-P31121, 1912.

1,035,509. Patented Aug. 13,1912.

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SKYLIGHT.

APFLIGATION FILED PEB,21,1912V Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

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' Patented Aug. 13, 191.2.`

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C. YAUGH.

SKYLIGHT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.2.1,1912.

1,035,509. f Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

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ATTORNEY Cil -mur expend lengthwise UNITED STATESMATENT OFFICE.

f CHRISTIAN YAUCH, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

Application filed February 21, 1912.

` To all Iwhom if may concern:

ing at Detroit, ycounty of W'ayne, State ot" Michigan, have invented u certain new and useful Improvement iifSlylights, and declare the following to be a full. clear. und exact description of the sume, such will enable others skilled in theuirt to which it, pertains to multe and use the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,

rl"his invention relates to a skylight and has for its object u skylight frame that is adapted to allow expansion, to afford yentilatiornto take care of tiny leaking about the glassQand to cure for condensation.

This skylight luis also features looking' to its assembly in u quie t und convenient nmnner.

in. the drawiugszvligure l, is a top View of the skylight trame showing one side glazed. Fig. 2, is a side elevation of one of 'the frame members, with the supporting girdersin section. Fig. 3, is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the lower end portions of one of the trame members. Fifi. 4, is a sectional rien of the ridge bur showing in elevation the frame members connected therewith, teken on the line 1L-4 of Fig. l.

lFig, 5, is an alternative form of ridge construction. Fig. C, is a cross section otl the core ber and auxiliary gutter taken along the line G-wo' ot' Fig. Fig. T, is a longitudinal section through overlapping panes oi' glass, showing the overlapping cap plat: in elevation and the core bur und gub ter. in elevation. Figf, a cross section ilirore'h one of the trame members taken on the line tie-ti o1 Fig. 3. U, is u cross section through one of the ianie members teilten on the vline 9-9 oflig, 3. Fig. 10, is s cross section of an alternative torni of core bnr. Fig. ll, is e. section of the skylight. showing a trume member in elevation, and a sectiono the ridge cap, showing the system for ventilation. Fig. l2, is u detail of a part of the ridge cover.

Referring' to the cross sections, ns shown inV Figs. i* iurhetlV to it, by rivets'tl. :i gutter that` with reference to the core bur because of the rivets (l engaging" in slots `of the core This gutter 2 kis an auxiliary gutterto catch the waiter ot' eondensation und consists oi` 'a .piece ot Specicaton of Letters Patent.

S'nnd 9, the core bur l has SKYLIGHT.

Patented Aug'. 13, 1912.

serial N0. 679,119.

sheet metal doubled upon itself to form u containing trough and passing to the opposite side ot' the core bar l and doubled upon vitself to form :i second trough- Reference to Fig. 2 shows that the gutters Ql of the core bars l, at one end are eX- tended beyond the core bar, While at the other end they do not. extend quite to the end of the core bar. The gutter of the left. hand core bur ends at 2b, while the gutter of the right hond core bar ends at 9.a. This assures an overlapping oitx the gutters siflicient to allow expansion of the glitters and the core bars, the latter of which will be seen spaced aty adjacent ends as ai; Z1, shown by the dotted. lines in Fig. Q. The individual core bnrsi'l are fastened to the supporting girders 3, which are in the form of angle irons, by a hook 4 thaty hooks over the edge of the girders ateach side of the core bar and passes through a perforation of the core bar at 5;

Fig. (i, shows the hook as viewed in the direction of the arrows along the sectional line 6--6 of Fig. 2. The main gutters 8 are hung by stirrups 9 (Figs. 3, 8, and 9,) which are in the forni of a clip bent over the top of the core bar in double L-shape, the stem of the Ls being in back to buck rela` tion. These stir-rups 9 slide under the overturned edges l or bearing faces 8 of the gutter S, so that they hold the gutters in place. All this assembling may be done before the .frame members, (a term which I shall hereafter use to designate the'core bar, gutters, cushioning strip, cap plate and im.

tcrconnecting devices) are placed upon the\` ridge bars. The lutter operation is accomplished by two methods; one of which I have shown in Fig 4 und the other which I have shown in Fig. 5. s

Fig. il, shows the met-bod by which the skylight frame is built in two sectional; that are later joined together at the ridge. The ridge bar lt) is riveted to :in extension i3 of the-main gutter S and a sheet metal sheathing lfl is riveted to the auxiliary gutter 2 at l5. rifhis sheet metal sheathing leX- tends :dong the Yside ot the ridge bar 10 und is folded upon itseltl ut the point where itis rire' d to the gutter :2 und is riveted to 'l e ridge bur ltby the suine rivet l1 that` and when the ridge bars are set, as shown in Fig. 4, opposite each other, they may be tied together by bending the extensions 1G and 16a over the extensions 16` and 16", respectively, of. the 'companion sheathing. The ridge cover 17, is made of a piece 'of sheet metal that is bent from the apex of the ridge on both sides down to a point 18 and then doubled upon itself toform a: pocket 19 for the reception of the cap platesy 20 of the frame members, as will be here- .inafter described,

l111g downward, (Fig. 8).

- `and held inplace,

are riveted'to the .In the form shown in Fi 5, which is adapted for heavier skylight ames, there is emplo ed .a single ridgebar 21, having slots 21 thereon ,through which are. passed hangers 22, to which are bolted the core bars l-.vby the bolts 23, A of angle iron bars tom of the core bar and furnish additional supportv fol' the core lbars 1. When thecore bars have been fastened to the ridge bars by either of the means described and the hooks 4 have been fastened over the girders 3'* that 'is astened to the curb 3", .(Fig. 3,- ."he skylight frame isnow ready for the glazing which is effected inv a simple manner by laying the sinuous metal str1 s A25l (heretofore referred to as' part of t e frame members uiner the term cushioning strip) upony the'bearing faces 8l of the gutters-8. These beaning'aces 8 of the gutters 8hhave already been perforated at intervals forthe reception of glass retaining hooks 26 that are'adap'ted to hold the glass-from slid- 'glass are then laid upon the sinuous strips the upper overlapping the next adjacent lower pane, by the hooks 26'. These sinuous metal strips 25 perform two important functions. namely, they form a I-ushion for the glass and, as Will hereinafter be described, aiford a. passage through which the aix?l may freely pass from within to without, orfrom without to within. Overlapping par'ies of glass are cushioned by the metal cushion strips 2i', (F ig. 7) or oakum may be used, if desired.

Reference to Figs. 3,7, and 9, vshows the means by which the cap plate is fastened to the'core bar and consists of a clip 28, that is bolted to the corebar at 28, (Fig. 2) through a perforation left in that member for that purpose and which holds an inverted 'lf-bolt 30, that is threaded at its upper end.'l This T-bolt passes through a per-l foration in the cover plate 20 andY also through a`perforation in the binding clip 31 'rders 3, including the The panes of nit over-flow or. fail to reach the and a nutm32 is run on the threaded end and tightened with -aswrench so that the clip 31 'bearsdown upon the cover plate 20 and holds the cover-plate over vthe core bar. .The cover plate 20 is a longitudinal inverted U-shnped member, with sides that extend.

in Fig. 7, and, inasmuch as the panes of glass d and' e overlap each other at this used and overlap each other, vas shown at c point, the cap plate on the right, which .is h

e one nearer the ridge, is somewhat above the cap plate on the left, which is the plate farther removed from the ridge. This overlapping leaves an open space at in Which vthe air is free lto circulate into the cap h late 20' (in this case, the cap'platfelon thought) and will4 pass down the glass and the core gar and be through the Aspaoesxt ,orded bythe sinuoue metal lstrip 25. 'his affords ventilation and in-,cold weathena from the room to re#e nt^fwater.freezing on the skylights. 'Iy oakum' acki'ng be 'used for cushioning Uiepanes oglassmsteod of the sinuous sti-i325, the air would still be free to circulate tfhrou h the'cap late 20 that is adjacent the ri ge bar,` as s own in Fig. 4, and the rid perforated at 19. A connecting bar 34 SFi 1) can be laid in the main troughs 8 o joining core bars, soas to join the troughs together, but allow. ,a limited amount of lateral expansion. V

Theform of core bar 1*, shown in Fig. 10, is formed with flanges 40 at. the bottom and at'reach side and theseA flanges have trou'glisvsunk in their upper surfaces for the Aconveyance of the' water of condensation. Any Water which ma seep through under the cap late 20 anti7 packing rops into the openings ofthe main gutters 8 and is conveyed away.v But should iberated would` then How down into the Aauxilia gutters 2. These glitters 2 also take ca're of any condensation or sweating-thnt 'would not ordinarily be directed intothe upper gutters.

In Fig. 11, I employ-.a ridge cap madev of two pieces, 41 and 42, connected by l spacing boltv 43, sc that an 'openingl 44 parallel with thc ridge har is formed.. air passes out the o cap plate 2O and tie air that is liberated gecapcanbeboredor' g'u'tters 8,'it

aries of lowsenough heat to escape Y The.

cning in the end of theV through the other `cap plates and the sinuous metal strip 25, travels alongy the under side of vthe sk v ightand flows out the opening44. Thls causes suction of the air contained in the room and causes a circulation that draws v l 11o. through the oakum out the loul gases und furnishes improved ventilation,

l. 't ,skylight trzune, haring' in combination` u plurality ot' eorebzxrs, and gutters utterhed thereto, the gutters of adjoining.' t-,frrhars being adapted to overlap und the fore hars spaced ut their ends tor expunsion.

z'. A skylight trtune, haring in combination. u plurulity ot were bars in 'spaced end to end relation, girders lor supporting the sume. und gutters sliilubly uttaehed to the Core bars und udupted to overlap.

3. A skylight lrzune, haring in combina-` tion, u plurality ol overlapping cap plates, the cup plutes being open ended to allow the 'passage ot nir und supporting trarne ineinhers huying gutters und u sinuous metal strip tt'n'iuing spares through which the air' nury pues through said open ended Cap plate out luto the room, substantially us de* scribed.

A skylight traine. having in combination, two assembled sections, including :t separate ridge bur attached to each section und u pair ot sheuthings attached one to each 'section und adapted to vbe bentover euch other to hold the ridge bars and the.

separate sections together7 substantially as described.

A skylighte haring in combination, lrzuue x'uelnbers having gutters thereon, overlappingpanes ot glass supported by suid gutterslgluss retaining hooks adapted to hook over the lower ends `of the panes of glass and engage through perforations in the gutters, substantially as described.

ywhich over-hangs the lower strip therefrom,

thereby, forming a 'Ventilating outlet und means for introducing air through the sitylight trame at points below the ridgevezxp, whereby circulation is created 'whieh draws outl of the room foul gases, substantially as described. l

8. A skylight tranne, haring in combination, a ridge @up Comprising un upper .und lower strip, the upper strip overl'ranging the lower strip and bolts passed through the strips and adapted to space thein, forming a Ventilating outlet und trame members pro- -rded with oep strips having open ends through which nir 1s introduced into the room, causing a circulation from such oints ot introduction to and out of the venti ating opening :in the ridge cap, substantially us described yIn testimony whereof, l, sign this speritcution in the presence of two witnesses.

CHRSTAN YAllCl-l. 

